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What was the major issue Aboriginals had about Meech Lake?

Answer 1

The major issues that Aboriginals had about the Meech Lake Accord was that there was the idea that there were only two founding nations of Canada (the French and the English), and that power over Aboriginal affairs would be given to the province. At the root of these concerns lay a larger issue: the Aboriginals had not been a part of the Meech Lake Accord negotiations.

Answer 2

The major issues that Aboriginals had with the Charlottetown Accord was that it would not protect Aboriginal women’s rights.

Answer 3

Three reasons why the creation of Nunavut has been successful for both Canada and the Aboriginals people that inhabit it are: the large amount of resources that are present there, because the government is advised by a council of Elders that are familiar with Inuit history, values, culture, and traditional knowledge the government has established a variety of policies and procedures to preserve Inuit culture, and it was the largest land-claim settlement in Canadian history.

Answer 4

Issues the Lubicon Lake Cree Had: announced a boycott of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary to protest the environmental degradation of their territory by forestry and oil companies and the government’s inaction on their land claim. They were abet to attract media attention and the support of international groups. Dudley George: in 1995 members of the Stony Point Ojibway FN occupied Ipperwash Provincial Park in Ontario. They asserted their right to the land which had been taken from their community during WWII. Dudley George was one of the protesters and he was shot and killed. Why Housing Development Was Such a Hot Topic to the Six Nations: In Caledonia, Ontario. Protestors occupied the housing development under construction because the area had been a part of their land claim since the mid-nineteenth century. Resulted in several clashes between protestors, non-Aboriginal residents, and police.

Answer 5

The issue with the Donald Marshall case was that he said that his treaty rights allow him to fish out of season, but the government ruled that treaty rights can be limited by Canadian law. Although the government was able to negotiate with 29 of the 34 FN involved in the fishery dispute, some FN refuse to have their fishing activities limited by government regulation.

Answer 6

The Specific Claims Tribunal Act is around to address the large number of outstanding claims. It established a tribunal of impartial judges to make final decisions on claims when negotiations fail, applied to claims that are valued up to $150 million, allowed FN to take their claims to the independent tribunal if the government has not responded within three years, opened up the claims process to types of claims that were not allowed under the old system , such as pre-Confederation claims, committed Canada for the first time to a specific amount of money to resolve claims: at least $250 million each years for ten years.

Answer 7

The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was assembled because of the Oka Crisis (a specific land claim by the Mohawks of Kanesatake).

Answer 8

What was supposed to come from this commission was $35 billion in new spending over twenty years, creation of Aboriginal self-governments with the power to collect taxes, elimination of the Indian Act and replacement of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs with two new departments—one for FN and one for Inuit, recognition of Metis peoples and their land rights, and a new royal proclamation acknowledging past injustices and committing the government to the formation of a new relationship with Aboriginal peoples.

Answer 9

The Kelowna Accord was to address concerns raised in the Report of the Royal Commission. The meeting resulted in a five-year %5 billion plan to improve the lives of Aboriginal peoples. It tagged improved education, housing, economic development, health, and water services. Paul Martin’s Liberal government was defeated in the 2006 election resulting in a Conservative minority. Aboriginal leaders were disappointed with the new gov’t. Rather than the aver $1 billion annual commitment over a fie-year period as promised the accord, the Harper government allocated just $150 million in 2006 and $300 million in 2007 towards some of the accord’s recommendations.

Answer 10

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission offers former students the opportunity to share their stories in a supportive environment.

Answer 11

The ethical responsibilities of Canada to the residential school survivors is to try their best to compensate them for their time spent in the schools and the endless struggles that they have endured because of the schools. I do think that the government and churches and other organizations have responded appropriately. I don’t know what else they could say or do.

Answer 12

It took Canada so long to sign the declaration because of concerns about the declaration’s vague wording regarding control of lands and resources and the requirement that countries obtain “prior informed consent” from Indigenous peoples before enacting new laws or administrative measures. They were worried that the wording could reopen previously settled land claims and existing treaties. The consequences of Canada’s endorsement for Aboriginal peoples and all Canadians would be more recognition of those who have Aboriginal descent, and it may force the government to reevaluate land claims which would be harmful to other Canadians if they reside on the land under evaluation.

Answer 13

No, I don’t think that the lives of Aboriginals have improved within the ten years of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples because they are still living in poverty, some don’t have hot water or sewage systems, and a fair few don’t consider their main source of water safe to drink. They are ranked 76th among 174 nations on the United Nations Development Index while other Canadian communities ranked 8th.

Answer 14

Self determination is important for Aboriginal leaders because they believe that it is the key solution to the variety of issues that face their people today. They belief that it is the power to make decisions and take action to ensure their continued existence and health as a community.

Answer 15

The Nisga’a treaty is a milestone because it was the result of a long process tat began in 1980 the treaty calls for a democratic and accountable Nisga’a government operating within the Constitution. The treaty acknowledges the Nisga’a right to ownership and use of 2019 square kilometres of lands and resources. It acknowledges their laws and practices and establishes a significant level of self-governance and sets out decision-making authority They laws are subject to federal and provincial laws. Nisga’a laws must meet or exceed existing provincial or federal standards. It is important and can be used moving foreword as a model for future treaties between the government and Aboriginal peoples.

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